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Osteopenia: Water Fitness Training and its Impact on Bone Density By Gary Rothbart

One form of training that is being recommended by certain people to individuals that have osteopenia is water fitness training. What needs to be determined is whether this form of training is advantageous for people that have osteopenia. The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of water fitness training on individuals that [...]

September 26th, 2017|Osteopenia|

Osteopenia: Exercise and Dietary Overview

There is a difference between the terms osteoporosis and osteopenia. Osteoporosis is classified as a bone disease, while osteopenia is not. People that have a diagnosis of osteopenia would be well advised to regard this as a warning sign. If not taken seriously, the next step may be a progression to osteoporosis. Unlike osteoporosis, there [...]

September 23rd, 2017|Osteopenia|

Exercise Overview for Individuals with Osteoporosis and Osteopenia

As the population ages, we are seeing an increase in the number of people with osteopenia and osteoporosis. For many years it was assumed that exercise might stabilize or slow the progress of this disease. In recent years, we have begun to understand that the incorporation of a proper exercise program can stop bone loss [...]